Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental aspects |
Description |
Testimony given before special master Charles Warren in a suit brought by the United States against the state of Utah over ownership of the bed of the Colorado River. Much of the testimony was given by river runners, scientists and engineers, petroleum geologists, and placer miners. The testimony constitutes an extensive oral history of the men and women who utilized the Colorado River Basin in Utah prior to 1929. |
Publisher |
Microfilm gift of John Weisheit, 1997 |
Date |
1930-10 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original format: 12 microfilm reels |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, University of Utah. All rights reserved. |
Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Originals in: Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Scanning Device |
Sunrise 2000 Microfilm Scanner |
Scanning Contractor |
iArchives Inc., Orem, UT |
Call Number |
ACCN 1702 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6k35wbz |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110905 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 0951 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0790b.jpg |
Relation |
No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 2, pp. 479-1426 |
Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah Originals in: Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Dimensions |
JPEG: 650 x 1000 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
OCR Text |
Show ( 'upon upon ) getting through , built 951 a ( fire -fire fire ) as a signal to the , others . It required almost a half day to climb ( over over' over ) , . . and about noon the river had receded sufficiently for the boats to come through safely . The water was so rough during that little flood ( flowing -flowing flowing ) ( through t1irough ) The Narrows that the waves would throw water up and into the shallow boats , in their overloaded condition . Those boats had no ( water ivater- ivater ) tight compartments , and any water that would splash over the side would land in the boat . ( R . 3735 . ) Bad no trouble in grounding . ( R . 3736 . ) The mileage ( 77,5 77.5 ) , where a portage was made , is from the ( mouth inouth ) of the San Juan River . In a rapid at ( Mile Alile ) 82.7 the boat was cracked and nearly swamped because of striking a boulder . There were numerous little rapids all along . ( R . . 3736 ) Most of the rapids are marked on a map contained in his report [ Water Supply Paper No . 538 , ( Complainant's Complainants ) Exhibit No . 56 . ] but the locations in miles from the river [ Colorado ] are not given on the map . ( R . 3737 . ) He does not believe he would make any distinction ( between behireen ) a riffle and a rapid . A rapid on his map is an especially swift stretch of water where there is a perceptible fall , and also where the water is fairly ( rough-much roughmuch ) rougher than in the adjacent portions of the stream . ( R . 3739-3740 . ) After he had indicated stretches of swift water as rapids he would have to indicate the entire San Juan River . He did not use the term ( "riffle" riffle ) but merely |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110417 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110417 |